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Alaskan Summer Ale

Alaskan Summer Ale - Kölsch

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 Percentile 
55
overall
Brewed by Alaskan Brewing Co
Style: Kölsch

Juneau, Alaska USA

bottled
common

on tap
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3483.1/5.03.09/5.0Summer5.3%79.1Kölsch/Altbier
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Commercial Description:
Based on the traditional style of Kölsch beer brewed in Cologne, Germany. Haines Booth Our Crew loves the chance to hook up with Alaskan fans at festivals! Flavor Profile: Alaskan Summer Ale balances a softly malted palate with the clean freshness of Hallertauer hops. In the tradition of the style, neither overpowers the other. Both hops and malt come together to refresh and renew the palate. The straw-gold color and easy drinkability are an enjoyable way to celebrate summer. History: Brewed in our original brewhouse in 1997, this beer is part of our Rough Draft series and has met success with each limited edition release. The enthusiastic reception led the Brew Crew to bring it to the West Coast as a summer seasonal. Ingredients: Water, malt, hops and yeast with no adjuncts, no preservatives and no pasteurization. Our glacier-fed water originates in the 1,500 square-mile Juneau Ice Field. Crafted from Pale, Munich, Vienna and wheat malts, with Hallertauer hops and our own house yeast.
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 unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 3, 2008  
This might be one of the best beers I ever had aroma of clove and a little banana quickly dissipated to a mild grain/malt aroma with slight DMS aroma detectable. Beer poured with a golden color with a very fine head and no lace. Several minutes after pouring, a mixture of medium and a few large bubbles continued to rise up through the glass. Flavor was heavier than other Kölsch beers I’ve tried: more like a kristalweizen than a Kölsch. A pleasant flavor.


 Nik925 (300), California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/513/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Mild wheat flavor, completely balanced and very clean tasting. It lacks depth in flavor and has a lager flavor to the yeast tones. Worth drinking, but not that special.


 DTM (541), Winters, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Bottle from a friend in Woodland, CA. Pours a golden color with an aroma of light malty flavors. Starts sweet with just a hint of a bitter finish. Nothing outstanding, but an average brew.


 jcr (1136), Jasper, Indiana, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/512/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Bottle. Pleasant enough but it lacks the crispness of other Kolsch-style beers. Small white head that disappears. The boy is clear yellow/gold. The aroma is lightly malty with notes of toasted grain and grass. Some light floral notes are below the malt. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. The finish grows a little more bitter. Medium body with a watery texture. Lively carbonation. The medium body and dominant malty sweetness keep this from being something you’d want to take big, quenching sips of. Still, as seemingly uneventful as this is, I wouldn’t turn down another if it were offered.


 Gurst (338), Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/513/20
Aug 25, 2008  
Malts come in sweet and low. A kind of funky aroma translates over to taste too, giving it a light, yeasty zest. Nice hops in the finish, very well rounded flavors. Nothing bites, but it all grooves nicely together.


 travita (1851), Frisco, Texas, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 18, 2008  
Bottle. Color is straw to golden in color with a light white head. Clear. Smell is floral, fruits, some spices, and malts. Taste is pretty light with some malts, hops, grass, fruits. Pretty easy going.


 colts9016 (198), Idaho, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/104/512/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Poured in a lager glass, Light colored yellow and slightly cloudy. Nose: malty, grassy, hops and hints of yeast Taste. Hallertauer hop comes through with a rounded malt character. and hints of yeast and grass passes through the malt character. Finish. Slightly bitter and linger for a second or two. Overall. Kolsch is not my style of beer but it was descent and good drinking..


 BeerFanDan17 (610), Land O Lakes, Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/103/59/20
Aug 11, 2008  
Sampled at the Oregon Brewer’s Festival in July 2008. Lighlty malty and smooth. Pours opaque. Nice nose.



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